The Star Investing
April 16, 2015 09:21:00 am
Asia Forex: Ringgit, won, rupiah, yuan advance
April 16, 2015 10:34:00 am
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0130 GMT on Thursday April 16....
China FDI up 2.2 percent in March to US$12.4bil
April 16, 2015 10:30:00 am
BEIJING: China drew US$12.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in March, up 2.2 percent from a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry reported on Thursday, while outbound non-financial investment rose 0.4 percent to $8.39 billion....
Japan's Sharp, banks near US$1.7bil overhaul deal
April 16, 2015 09:21:00 am
TOKYO: Sharp Corp and its main banks are to meet on Thursday to agree on a nearly $2 billion rescue and overhaul plan for the loss-making electronics maker, a person involved in the discussions said....
Asia stocks follow global surge in early trade Thursday
April 16, 2015 08:57:00 am
TOKYO: Asian stocks took cues from a global surge in equities and rose on Thursday, while the dollar was on the defensive after weak U.S. economic data....
Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: Market factors to watch Thursday April 16
April 16, 2015 08:47:00 am
KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Thursday April 16....
Diary Malaysia Thursday April 16
April 16, 2015 08:18:00 am
KUALA LUMPUR: ALL TIMES ARE PROVISIONAL AND IN LOCAL TIME FOLLOWED BY GMT IN BRACKETS...
Malaysian palm oil price up for 4th day to 1-wk high
April 16, 2015 07:04:00 am
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a one-week high on Wednesday, stretching gains into a fourth day as top grower Indonesia moved closer to laying on levies which may make its palm more expensive for importers. ...
Oil price surges after lower than expected US inventory rise
April 16, 2015 06:59:00 am
NEW YORK: Oil prices rallied and U.S. crude jumped nearly 6 percent to a 2015 peak on Wednesday after government data showed crude oil inventories in the United States rose less than expected last week....
International expansion helps Netflix add more users than forecast
April 16, 2015 06:56:00 am
NEW YORK: Video streaming pioneer Netflix Inc added more subscribers in the first quarter than it had projected, helped by aggressive expansion in overseas markets....
Past EU antitrust probes show Google stock may languish
April 16, 2015 06:53:00 am
NEW YORK: The European Union launched an antitrust probe on Wednesday into Google Inc's Android system, and if recent history is any indicator, the shares of the Internet services company might have trouble until the issue is resolved....
US stocks gain on earnings, oil surges
April 16, 2015 06:48:00 am
NEW YORK: U.S. stocks rallied following several strong earnings reports on Wednesday, while European shares hit a 14-year high after the European Central Bank affirmed its loose policy stance. Oil rose sharply after U.S. government data showed crude ...
Tropicana sells non-core ops for RM198mil
April 16, 2015 12:00:00 am
PETALING JAYA: Tropicana Corp Bhd is disposing of its non-core business of manufacturing explosives with the sale of its entire 73% shareholding in Tenaga Kimia Sdn Bhd for RM194.7mil cash....
April 16, 2015 10:34:00 am
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0130 GMT on Thursday April 16....
April 16, 2015 10:30:00 am
BEIJING: China drew US$12.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in March, up 2.2 percent from a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry reported on Thursday, while outbound non-financial investment rose 0.4 percent to $8.39 billion....
April 16, 2015 09:21:00 am
TOKYO: Sharp Corp and its main banks are to meet on Thursday to agree on a nearly $2 billion rescue and overhaul plan for the loss-making electronics maker, a person involved in the discussions said....
April 16, 2015 08:57:00 am
TOKYO: Asian stocks took cues from a global surge in equities and rose on Thursday, while the dollar was on the defensive after weak U.S. economic data....
April 16, 2015 08:47:00 am
KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Thursday April 16....
April 16, 2015 08:18:00 am
KUALA LUMPUR: ALL TIMES ARE PROVISIONAL AND IN LOCAL TIME FOLLOWED BY GMT IN BRACKETS...
April 16, 2015 07:04:00 am
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a one-week high on Wednesday, stretching gains into a fourth day as top grower Indonesia moved closer to laying on levies which may make its palm more expensive for importers. ...
April 16, 2015 06:59:00 am
NEW YORK: Oil prices rallied and U.S. crude jumped nearly 6 percent to a 2015 peak on Wednesday after government data showed crude oil inventories in the United States rose less than expected last week....
April 16, 2015 06:56:00 am
NEW YORK: Video streaming pioneer Netflix Inc added more subscribers in the first quarter than it had projected, helped by aggressive expansion in overseas markets....
April 16, 2015 06:53:00 am
NEW YORK: The European Union launched an antitrust probe on Wednesday into Google Inc's Android system, and if recent history is any indicator, the shares of the Internet services company might have trouble until the issue is resolved....
April 16, 2015 06:48:00 am
NEW YORK: U.S. stocks rallied following several strong earnings reports on Wednesday, while European shares hit a 14-year high after the European Central Bank affirmed its loose policy stance. Oil rose sharply after U.S. government data showed crude ...
April 16, 2015 12:00:00 am
PETALING JAYA: Tropicana Corp Bhd is disposing of its non-core business of manufacturing explosives with the sale of its entire 73% shareholding in Tenaga Kimia Sdn Bhd for RM194.7mil cash....
